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People urged to take care in Storm Ciarán

People urged to take care in Storm Ciarán

Saturday, 04 November 2023

Rolling updates on flooding impacts from Storm Ciarán in England...

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The Big Soil Stocktake: closing the data gap

The Big Soil Stocktake: closing the data gap

Thursday, 02 November 2023

Alan Lovell, Environment Agency Chair speaks at Anthropy 2023 on the importance of closing the data gap on soil health....

Nearly 100,000 properties protected from flooding during Storm Babet, but threat remains

Nearly 100,000 properties protected from flooding during Storm Babet, but threat remains

Friday, 27 October 2023

Rolling updates on flooding impacts from Storm Babet in England....

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Wiltshire and Dorset groundwater flooding roadshow

Wiltshire and Dorset groundwater flooding roadshow

Friday, 27 October 2023

Series of events across the two counties to educate the public on this type of flooding....

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Environment Agency will investigate Horncastle Flood Scheme

Environment Agency will investigate Horncastle Flood Scheme

Thursday, 26 October 2023

Storm Babet brought significant heavy rainfall across much of the UK. On Friday 20 October, we saw at least a month's rain in 24 hours across Lincolns...

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Yaver dabba do!

Yaver dabba do!

Monday, 23 October 2023

Prehistoric prints found during coastal flood checks...

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Yaverland, Sandown and Shanklin seafront needs your feedback

Yaverland, Sandown and Shanklin seafront needs your feedback

Thursday, 19 October 2023

The Environment Agency, in partnership with the Isle of Wight Council, is exploring a sustainable future for the coastal frontage in Yaverland and Sha...

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Environment Agency and partners practise for extreme storm event

Environment Agency and partners practise for extreme storm event

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Multi-agency operation, led by Environment Agency, tested flood response on South Coast. Climate change means increased risk of coastal erosion and fl...

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Court orders scrap site to be cleared after investigation

Court orders scrap site to be cleared after investigation

Friday, 13 October 2023

Illegal Teesside scrap site with hundreds of cars piled up must now be cleared following Environment Agency investigation. ...

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New flood embankment will better protect properties in Birmingham

New flood embankment will better protect properties in Birmingham

Thursday, 12 October 2023

Work is underway to build a new £2million flood risk management scheme to better protect homes from flooding in the Pebble Mill area of Birmingham....

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Local Environment Agency team slash carbon emissions

Local Environment Agency team slash carbon emissions

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

An Environment Agency team in Barking and Dagenham are reducing their carbon emissions by swapping out their fossil-fuelled machinery for battery powe...

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Work begins on a major flood scheme in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire

Work begins on a major flood scheme in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire

Thursday, 05 October 2023

The £26 million flood storage reservoir will better protect homes and businesses in the Nottinghamshire village of Lowdham from the devastation of flo...

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Partnership day of action cracks down on waste crime in Cumbria

Partnership day of action cracks down on waste crime in Cumbria

Thursday, 05 October 2023

A partnership day of action in West Cumbria has seen road users stop checked and waste sites visited by the Environment Agency and partners. ...

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Environment Agency consults on updating charges for international waste shipments

Environment Agency consults on updating charges for international waste shipments

Wednesday, 04 October 2023

Environment Agency launches consultation on updating charges for regulating notified international waste shipments...

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Coastal adaptation projects in South West England to receive £6m in funding

Coastal adaptation projects in South West England to receive £6m in funding

Friday, 29 September 2023

Three communities in the South West allocated £6 million to support adaptation to coastal erosion ...

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Calder Valley flood warning sirens tested

Calder Valley flood warning sirens tested

Monday, 25 September 2023

Eight flood warning sirens will be sounded across the upper Calder Valley as part of an annual test to help communities be prepared as possible for an...

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£10 million flood defence project reaches new milestone

£10 million flood defence project reaches new milestone

Thursday, 21 September 2023

A multi-million project on the Essex coast has reached a new milestone after thousands of tonnes of rock armour arrived from Norway. ...

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Site and ground investigations for Tadcaster flood defences underway

Site and ground investigations for Tadcaster flood defences underway

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Site investigations are now underway in Tadcaster as part of plans to develop a multi-million-pound flood defence scheme for the town....

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Major £9m project to reduce abandoned metal mine pollution

Major £9m project to reduce abandoned metal mine pollution

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Work to build a £9 million mine water treatment scheme that will reduce harmful metal pollution in rivers in the North East and Cumbria is nearing com...

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Local views on the future of the River Severn invited

Local views on the future of the River Severn invited

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

The Environment Agency is inviting residents in the River Severn area to join a Citizens’ Panel on the Future of Our Rivers....

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Environment Agency wins bid for net zero workboats on Thames

Environment Agency wins bid for net zero workboats on Thames

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

New electric workboats are set to be deployed along Thames as part of world’s largest network of zero emission workboats....

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Harvest maize with care to reduce pollution and flooding risks

Harvest maize with care to reduce pollution and flooding risks

Tuesday, 19 September 2023

Devon and Cornwall farmers asked by the Environment Agency to guard against run-off during and after harvesting their maize crop this year....

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Environment Agency starts work on Isle of Wight coastal defence

Environment Agency starts work on Isle of Wight coastal defence

Monday, 18 September 2023

Options considered for refurbishment of the coastal frontage between St Helens and Bembridge - part of wider project to reduce risk of flooding and co...

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Man banned from being company director for waste dumping

Man banned from being company director for waste dumping

Monday, 18 September 2023

A North East man has been banned from being a company director for three years after his company dumped asbestos contaminated waste on land in Northum...

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Critically endangered European eel given hope for the future

Critically endangered European eel given hope for the future

Thursday, 14 September 2023

The Environment Agency’s work to improve eel passage at the confluence between the River Avon and River Severn at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire is now c...

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Time to invest in our water security

Time to invest in our water security

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

As England enters the autumn, the National Drought Group met to reiterate the importance of all sectors continuing to plan and invest for future droug...

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Custodial sentence for Lancashire Waste Criminal

Custodial sentence for Lancashire Waste Criminal

Tuesday, 12 September 2023

John Leslie Allison sentenced to 3 years and 5 months (1261 days) in prison....

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Could you be a flood warden in Kent?

Could you be a flood warden in Kent?

Friday, 08 September 2023

Be a vital link for your community and emergency responders - and help local people prepare for flooding...

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Son and mother receive suspended jail sentences for waste offences at Huddersfield fire site

Son and mother receive suspended jail sentences for waste offences at Huddersfield fire site

Friday, 08 September 2023

A son and mother responsible for illegal waste activity at a site in Huddersfield, which then set on fire in 2016 causing significant risk to the envi...

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£6.5 million flood defence scheme complete in Hexham

£6.5 million flood defence scheme complete in Hexham

Friday, 08 September 2023

A £6.5million Northumberland scheme that reduces the devastating impact of flooding is complete....

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